Stock, non-rooted GN3. Verizon. Stock launcher. 4.4.2.
I've noticed in the last week or so, possibly more, that even though I have "Auto-update Apps on WiFi only" enabled, as I have since getting the phone last fall, it no longer Auto-updates at all.
I can open the Play Store, go to 'My Apps' and there is a list of Apps there waiting to be updated.
The only change I've made, which was made at least a month ago, and which I'm fairly sure predates this behavior, was to stop Google Search from autoupdating by unchecking the appropriate box. (It created some problems with my Bluetooth devices, taking over response away from S-Voice which I preferred, and some other issues).
My WiFi connection is solid.
I've turned off (through the usual methods) a small number of apps (Audible, Caller Name ID, Group Play, Isis Mobile Wallet, NFL Mobile, S Health, Slacker, Voice Mail).
Any idea what is causing this behavior, and how I can fix it?
(As a secondary item, it seems I can no longer access the option to enable or disable auto-update for an individual app - has this been moved or changed? I go to the App in the play store, and nothing happens when I hit the menu button at the bottom left, which is where I thought I remembered accessing that option before.)
Well, I found the answer at Android Central. Went to Google Play Store in Applications in settings, and cleared Cache and Data. Restarted the Play Store App, and everything returned to normal.
Not sure what happened to the Play Store App itself, but something had gone awry there, and the data/cache clear reset it.
Mystery solved.
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I had a recent error with my Telus (unlocked) HTC Hero. It all of a sudden said my phone storage was full even though when I checked in the settings, it said I had tons of room.
Some apps stopped working, and my flash in my browser would stop working. It all happened within a day. It deleted my email account settings and my browser settings, history, etc.
I just hard reset my phone. Obviously fixed it but I'm just wondering if this is a known issue.
i get this message when i try to install "iperf" from market on villain5.2 with apps2sd+dc. all other apps install fine, i haven't got around to look into it (and probably won't...)
While on vacation this past weekend, my phone decided to go ahead and crap out on me..
I laid down for a nap, without plugging the phone in (15% battery left at the time) set the alarm for an hour, woke up 4 hours later. phone died either before the alarm could go off or when it was about to go off.
I plug in the phone for a half hour or so...
After a reboot due to a drained battery I got the new phone "Touch here" screen accompanied by a bunch of Force Close messages for just about every app that launches at start up: Launcher Pro, Weather Channel, Handcent, etc...
WTF?! random. I reboot, remove battery, reboot, reboot again: end up having to do a factory wipe. Wipe is a success, all of my contacts, calender info, email is synced, but none of my apps, games or bookmarks.
When I switched from TMO to Verizon I was pleasantly surprised to see all of my games and apps (free from market) were automatically downloaded and installed to my new phone by the time I got home.
Is this a Google feature? If so, how do I see if it's enabled/working properly.
If this is NOT a Google feature, what is it? How did my Droid X know what apps I had installed on my prior phone, where is this list remotely stored?
What exactly does "Backup Assistant" in "settings" back up? "Backed up = 17" that value has been the same since I did the wipe. What are those 17 items.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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While on vacation this past weekend, my phone decided to go ahead and crap out on me..
I laid down for a nap, without plugging the phone in (15% battery left at the time) set the alarm for an hour, woke up 4 hours later. phone died either before the alarm could go off or when it was about to go off.
I plug in the phone for a half hour or so...
After a reboot due to a drained battery I got the new phone "Touch here" screen accompanied by a bunch of Force Close messages for just about every app that launches at start up: Launcher Pro, Weather Channel, Handcent, etc...
WTF?! random. I reboot, remove battery, reboot, reboot again: end up having to do a factory wipe. Wipe is a success, all of my contacts, calender info, email is synced, but none of my apps, games or bookmarks.
When I switched from TMO to Verizon I was pleasantly surprised to see all of my games and apps (free from market) were automatically downloaded and installed to my new phone by the time I got home.
Is this a Google feature? If so, how do I see if it's enabled/working properly.
If this is NOT a Google feature, what is it? How did my Droid X know what apps I had installed on my prior phone, where is this list remotely stored?
What exactly does "Backup Assistant" in "settings" back up? "Backed up = 17" that value has been the same since I did the wipe. What are those 17 items.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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The reason that your apps synced to your VZW phone is that information is stored as a part of your google account (gmail) so when you synced it to another phone, it pulled the information down for your account. You can disable this in that particular account's settings (backup my data to google...). The data is stored on Google's servers...
As far as backup assistant... This just backs up contact info that you explicitly saved to the phone, not to any google account. So if you manually entered numbers into the phone, but they are not associated with any google account you have synced to the phone, VZW's backup assistant will back these up.
I recommend relying more on Google...but it is merely a personal preference.
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The reason that your apps synced to your VZW phone is that information is stored as a part of your google account (gmail) so when you synced it to another phone, it pulled the information down for your account. You can disable this in that particular account's settings (backup my data to google...). The data is stored on Google's servers...
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I do have "Back up my data" enabled under "Privacy Settings" as I always enable such settings after a wipe. What I would like to determine is *IF* that list of my apps, bookmarks & data data is indeed on Google's server and IS being updated.
Is there a way to view this list? Or at least confirm the last time it has been updated?
As far as backup assistant... This just backs up contact info that you explicitly saved to the phone, not to any google account. So if you manually entered numbers into the phone, but they are not associated with any google account you have synced to the phone, VZW's backup assistant will back these up.
I recommend relying more on Google...but it is merely a personal preference.
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I'm in the UK
I updated to OTA 4.4.3 yesterday on my Nexus 4
Completely stock and un-rooted.
Running GEL
Basically woke up this morning and my phone was in an infinite loop of "Unfortunately, Google Search has stopped"
After taking quite a while on it, I uninstalled GEL and uninstalled Google Search updates, reinstalled them both. Removed all data from Google Play services and set up GEL again; exactly the same thing happened.
I also then realised that this was happening on my Nexus 7 as well, I managed to get my Nexus 4 Google Now working offline; but as soon as it reconnects it crashes.
I believe that it is picking up some rouge data from Google's servers it cannot handle then crashing, but I cannot find a way at all to remove my settings and options from my google account, I can't find any record of this happening elsewhere today but it may be that google's servers have wibbled and a lot of people are experiencing this; in the meantime though my phone is practically unusable.
OK; so I have got it back up and running by disabling GEL and Google Now; but I want my Google Now back!
I'm happy to wipe the device if it fixes it; but worried that it's on my online profile anyway, so first of all is anybody else having the same issues today and second of all is there any way online (web based) to change my Google now settings and disable cards, etc?
Stack Trace first line (seems most important)
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int.java.util.Calendar.get(int)' on a null object reference
I've disabled calendar sync on device and deleted calendar data; but still happening..not sure if it's grabbing my calendar data from my google account?
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Stack Trace first line (seems most important)
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int.java.util.Calendar.get(int)' on a null object reference
I've disabled calendar sync on device and deleted calendar data; but still happening..not sure if it's grabbing my calendar data from my google account?
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Removed my google account, added a 2nd account and it works fine, back to my account and it's broken again. Something on my profile on google's server must be broken; but don't know how I can go about fixing that - as settings only available via Google Now, which crash!
It's fixed itself...with a lot of coaxing.
It was made worse as I had to get a train today; when it was back up and running google now was reminding me of my booked trains, which is new to me. My train home was in something like 37373733292 hours. Clicking this card made it crash! Removed the card and all good.
Hello, I'm new here.
I have a brand new galaxy s5. Running stock everything. I set up my Google account and was able to access some features, such as logging into the play store and downloading apps. However I am unable to access the Google play games feature, I also cannot sign into certain apps requiring google+. I have deleted the account and re entered my details. I have even performed a factory reset and still have no luck. I have tried putting my phone in flight mode and then back to normal and even disabling master sync and re-enabling it. How do I fix this problem. The account seems to say syncing for a very long time, everything else seems to work fine. Is this a network problem?
Problem solved
So I figured I wasn't going to receive any advice any time soon, probably because my explanation wasn't too clear but I fixed the issue. As mentioned I tried everything and factory reset and that did not work. The main issue was when I logged into some apps requiring Google+ link such as Clash of Clans, I was unable to sign into link my account. I also realised the Google Play Games app did into work, it just showed blank loading pages for tab.
So here's what I did (Android 5.0 - Galaxy S5 stock):
Go to Settings>Applications>Application Manager>All
Now go to the Google Play Games App then disable the app. This uninstalls the new version of the app that was updated 15th May 2015. Instead you are reverted back to a older version of the app, which works perfectly. Now you will be able to link your accounts requiring Google+/Google Play.
Since Google released the update quite recently, people have experienced the same issue. I am hoping a new update will be available soon so you can update to that and skip this current update and never have to worry about the bug again.
But at least with this fix you can enjoy your Google Play Games.
Which one version of Google Play Games do I have to install?
Hi all,
I’m on an unrooted Marshmallow 6.0 MXPE with the May security patch. I use the stock calendar (Google - version 5.5.14-128688903-release) for appointments, reminders, etc. and only enter events on the phone itself (I don't log into a computer to my Google Calendar and send myself emails, so this isn't a "push notification" issue, if I have my lingo correct.) Anyway, my phone either goes off minutes/hours late or my phone doesn't go off at all, causing me to miss multiple appointments, etc. In my 7+ years with Android phones this has never happened to me, and my lousy memory cause this current issue to be a tragic one! I've tried using 3rd-party calendars as well (DigiCal, Today) and the same thing is happening. Here are some things I've tried:
1. I've selected Settings -> General -> Notify on this device and also de-selected it while using Google Calendar, and I also tried this setting even when using the 3rd-party apps.
2. On the MXPE I’ve gone into Settings -> Battery -> Battery Optimization and set Google Calendar (called just “Calendar” in this app list) and any 3rd-party calendar apps to “Not optimized”. I then tried setting EVERYTHING to “Not optimized” (trying to see if that made a difference despite the App Standby feature being basically nullified, if I understand that correctly).
3. I’ve cleared the cache partition on the phone upon re-boot.
4. I’ve downloaded and installed an app called Force Doze and whtelisted the calendar apps
5. I’ve used adb to use the script “dumpsys deviceidle disable” to disable Doze (albeit temporarily, since this would go away once the phone was rebooted) and this didn’t seem to show any improvements.
I’ve done hours of research online and remember reading somewhere that Doze will still kick in even if an app has been whitelisted. I’m not a programmer (although I’ve rooted past phones and am fairly tech-savvy) so I don’t know how to resolve this big issue. I’m not sure if factory resetting my phone would make a difference. Or do I root the phone so there’s a way to disable Doze altogether, if that is in fact the issue (after all, I would rather have a phone with lousy battery life and receive calendar notifications than miss them). One thing to note is that the Google Calendar app is a bit glitchy for me, such as when I tap the 3 bars at the top left to get to the Settings menu, and the app freezes nearly every single time. I don’t see a way to uninstall the Google Calendar app and re-install, if that would even help. The good news is that the app and all the calendars always sync with my Google account.
Nearly all the research I’ve done only shows people with the “push notification” issue where their wifi got disabled or something like that. My issue is different. Has anyone had any issues like mine and/or found a solution? Sorry for the longwinded post but I am at my wit’s end and wanted to list all the details.